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    Edie's World Famous Advice Column.... IS BACK!!! OMG!

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    I just can't get her to "move / respond" like the pros ...

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    I don't want to be boring 

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    "But I don't want to be a
    boring dancer to them..."
    - from a Budding Salsero
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    Some men have a "list" of female dancers they only dream about asking "some day".

    Gentlemen, if you want to improve,
    you've got to swallow your pride,
    and just ask high-caliber females to dance once in a while.

    They won't bite you.

    To get better, on occasion, you've got to practice with some ...
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    The Copa Salsa / Mambo Step - It's historical origins and name 

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    The "Copa" Step - It's Historical Origins from New York


    Eddie Torres, The Legendary Mambo King

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    Dearest Edie,
    I have one question and although I suppose they send you hundreds of messages and you don't have time to answer them all,I will ask anyhow...My question is this: is copa a position or all the procedure to bring the lady inside and then take her out again?Is it called ''in and out'' unofficially because most of the times we take the lady out     ...
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    She Talks Way Too Much! 

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    She Talks Waaaaaaayyyy Too Much!!
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    "Dear Edie,
    I have a situation. I had a dance recently with a woman and we were doing great on the dancefloor until she started "re-affirming" what I was doing, and asking if she did this right, did that right... it was like, "Was I supposed to turn there?.... Did I do too many     ...
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    High Heels are Killing Me 

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    Dear Edie
    I live in on the east coast and have followed your articles for years. You are a great inspiration to me. I have a nagging question and just know you are the one to ask.

    I am 41 years old and a pretty good dancer. I practice all the time. I STUDY dancing...videos, you tube, performances, classes, private lessons, etc. But you know what - my dancing SUCKS (well maybe doesn't suck, but is nowhere     ...
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    Addicted to a Salera's Smile 

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    Published on 11-19-2012 10:06 AM     Number of Views: 1478 
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    "Dear Edie,
    I’m just writing to say hello. I will start by saying what I’m sure hundreds of others have already said: in your brilliant writing you make yourself so plainly understood and convey the complex and wonderful joy of the Salsa experience so clearly that it’s hard not to think of you as an old friend. :-)

    But I will add this. Although I am a man I am a feminist, and although I work with computers for a living I hate browsing the web. I know you have a strong dislike for ‘feminism’ and you are evidently a Web Freak so why     ...
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    The Feminist Salsera 

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    "Dear Edie,
    I first would like to thank you for an incredible website. However, I have been frequently disappointed by your articles concerning feminism. I have always believed, and I think most feminists and dictionaries would agree with me that a feminist is a person     ...
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    We Have a Situation... 

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    "Dear Edie,
    As a member of a [certain dance group] I found my self in a situation that I didn't expect. We were working on a choreography for a merengue, sort of like a Casina Rueda but it turned out that one of the girls that recently joined had certain body fragrances that     ...
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    Long Hair 

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    "Dear Edie,

    I saw your article about long hair, but I really can't go to a salon every time I go dancing. My hair is halfway down my back and pretty thick, so when guys spin me it slaps them in the face if it's in a ponytail or it gets tangled in our arms if we try to do     ...
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    Ms. Sweat 

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    HEY LADY,
    I absolutely love your web site, and I need help here. You probably have put some advice on this already. I did read up on the taking a small towel with you when you go out dancing, but what is a Salsera to do when she is the one that sweats up a storm?

    I’ve     ...
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    Salsa Numbs the Pain 

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    "Dear Edie,
    First I want to tell you that I enjoy your web sight. It's funny, informative, and honest with THE BEST ON THE INTERNET for helpful tips regarding the Salsa world. My name is [name] and yes, I got bitten by the Salsa bug. I just started a routine where I am taking one to two classes a week. Just when I start feeling confident, I goof on the dance floor. I know     ...
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    Lazy Arm 

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    Dear Edie,
    I would be interested to know if any other guys out there have danced with girls which have "Lazy Arm Syndrome"

    Some girls seem to unconsciously forget to support there     ...
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    Dis-Enchanted 

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    "Dear Edie,
    I had a question about how you approach the dance as you become more proficient in your dancing. If you want to put this in one of your columns, feel free. Just leave my name off. Before I get, started, I want to say that I love dancing with all levels of dancers. I'm not becoming a snob.* I've been hitting the clubs at least four times a     ...
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    Be A Man 

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    Hi, here is my question,
    I consider myself a little bit above average Salsa dancer, I can keep in step very well with just about any woman , but recently I had the privilege to dance with a very nice Puerto Rican lady. While     ...
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    Where There is a Will, There is a Way 

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    Dear Edie,

    I love Salsa dancing more than just about anything and hope someday to be able to perform and compete. I am a female musician and have experience in many other kinds of dance including ballet, jazz, modern, Middle Eastern, and Indian classical     ...
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    The Short Italian 

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    "Dear Edie, I'll try to write you at my best, but please excuse me for my bad english (I'm not American). I need some advice from you.

    I've recently discovered the "Salsa World" and I have immediately fell in love with it. I started going in the nightclubs and dancing. I'm also taking a group class, but I'm not satisfied.     ...
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    Salsero del Ambiente 

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    "Dear Edie,
    I was wondering how many gay or lesbian Salseros you know. Because Salsa is such a male-female arrangement (as most couples dances are I suppose) I suspect that gay salseros must be in hiding. I certainty wouldn't expect them to dance with members of their own gender in mainstream settings (although women seem to be able to get away with this without anyone freaking out).

    I once had the privilege of going to a gay Salsa club in Queens, NY while on vacation (itwas across     ...
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    Full Body Contact 

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    "Dear Edie,
    I am curious to know how you handle men you consider to be acting fresh. For example, the last time that I went out dancing, there was this one fellow who insisted on full body contact during the entire song. This     ...
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    Salsa Dog 

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    "Dear Edie,
    I was dancing with this one guy, and he actually had the temerity to run his hand over my nipples when I was turning. I was really offended. So, do I just refuse him next time he asks, slap him,     ...
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    Desperate from England 

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    Dear Edie,
    My friends and I go dancing several nights a week in an effort to meet women, yet despite dancing with maybe 20 or 30 different partners during the course of a typical week we always seem to fail in the "lurve" stakes. I've suggested to my friend that     ...
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    Passion 

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    "Dear Edie,
    It is 1:30 in the morning now, just before my trip to LA. I am more than a little tired/stressed. The way you open up in your letters makes a person feel like they have to open up right back,     ...
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    Women, Women, Women!! 

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    "Dear Edie,
    My friend and I have a long-running competition for the number of different women we can dance with in a single evening. The rules are that it has to be a partner     ...
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    Where to Buy Salsa Clothing 

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    "Dear Edie,
    I've seen you out dancing, and you are quite a site to watch. Where do you buy your clothes??
    I've searched so many places, and cannot find good "Salsa" clothing.
    I'll want to go out some     ...
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    Hot and Steamy Salsa 

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    "Dear Edie,
    Is Salsa sexual. My husband feels that it isn't. I think it is. I base that on the following:

    • Eye contact
    • Waist touching
    • Latin beat
    • Fast movement
    • Short dresses
    • Night Club scene..etc.
    ...
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    L'il Etiquette 

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    "Dear Edie,
    What is proper etiquette? The man to lead the way to the dance floor or the gal?
    Hmmm? Let me know.
    - Lil' Etiquette"

    Dear Lil' Etiquette,
    Since the woman is the ...
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    Bad Taste 

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    "Dear Edie,
    I used to always wear something real "hot" to go dancing. People didn't exactly fall in line to dance with me though, and I figured it was because I'm white and I haven't established myself as a Salsera here in [the city]. One night, a Friday, I was so tired from work that I didn't change for [a hot Salsa club]: I just wore black slacks and a simple, conservative white blouse. I never sat down. So many men asked me to dance! So I've experimented with this and got a lot more conservative about my dress- and now a lot more people ask me to dance. It's so strange because I see lots of Latinas dressed, say, in midriff-baring tops and hotpants, but I guess a white girl who's showing it off just looks like trash, even if she CAN dance. (Or maybe it's just me and the fact is I look BAD dressed in those kind of outfits)
    - Bewildered...     ...
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    But I'm Asian 

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    I enjoy your column. Insightful, humorous and true in many respects. However, I must qualify your statement about Take a Private Lesson to Get Better...when women say no.

    I believe you are being a bit simplistic in your explanation of what constitutes a no. As in any situation, prejudices abound in some form or another and there may well     ...
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    Salsa Keeps You YOUNG! 

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    "Dear Edie,
    So now I'll come out straight, how, or what do you think about ...age..., where do you think age becomes a matter (if it already does), or age becomes a bother (i hope it never will). Though I do not like to admit it I am not in my twenties anymore. Its a lot worse I am 39. Now     ...
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    Raw Nipples 

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    Dear Edie,
    I really want to thank you Edie. Ever since you gave me your tips on cross dress for Latino men in need of female cross dressing company (wow! now that is a long ass book title if i ever saw one!),     ...
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    Going Alone 

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    Published on 11-13-2012 07:02 PM     Number of Views: 1050 
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    going alone, alone

    "Dear Edie,
    I am planning to go Salsa dancing alone this weekend. This will be my first time unaccompanied by a man or even girlfriends. I was wondering if you could give me some tips and etiquette advice on how to     ...
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    I Wanna Do My Move! 

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    Published on 11-13-2012 06:23 PM     Number of Views: 1125 
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    "Dear Edie,
    Hi. I kind of have a problem that occurs with some women I dance with. I take advanced classes and have been annoyed and/or confused on what to do about the following:
    When I perform any connecting move, such as doing a basic turn, grabbing the right     ...
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    Self Confidence 

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    Published on 11-13-2012 05:58 PM     Number of Views: 1818 
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    "Dear Edie,
    I would really appreciate any other suggestions, especially about confidence and self confidence."
    - Lacking"

    Dear Lacking,
    Confidence comes with time and experience. You can’t force it, you must "become it". It happens in the gray matter between your ears. Confidence comes from falling on your face, then picking yourself up again, and starting over. Confidence comes from overcoming great internal mental obstacles. Confidence cannot be purchased, bargained for, nor given. It must be earned. Convincing your mind that you are something you believe you are not, is the beginning of changing your mental blocks. We are what we think about, all day long.

    I also stopped ...
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    Too Stiff 

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    Published on 11-13-2012 05:18 PM     Number of Views: 1134 
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    "Dear Edie,
    I am from [country], and I love doing the Salsa. I have been learning by going to clubs since about May of 1997. I'm just gonna cut right to the chase. I love doing the Salsa, right, but I have some problems with the way I dance....My     ...
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    What if...? 

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    Published on 11-13-2012 02:48 PM     Number of Views: 1284 
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    "Dear Edie,
    I don't know if it's just me, or what, but I'm going to ask anyway. What happens if the [guy or gal] you're dancing with absolutely sucks, and you're in the middle of a real long song, and you just can't take it anymore - they're     ...
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    Colombian Salseras 

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    Published on 11-13-2012 02:26 PM     Number of Views: 1204 
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    The Colombian Flag Waving in London


    "Dear Edie,
    Here in London it has to be said that Colombia rules ok! All the genuine Latino Salsa clubs are Colombian as are the majority of the people in these places. Now, my instructor is Colombian and he teaches us all these fancy     ...
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    Fancy Footwork 

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    Published on 11-13-2012 10:55 AM     Number of Views: 1109 
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    "Dear Edie,
    I am so glad I finally met you! You are every bit as great in person as in letters! I would love to see you with your partner, and will surely come find you if I go down to L.A.

    You have inspired me to work on my styling more, practicing footwork, arm flairs, and head stuff AT HOME ...
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    Intimidating Invitation 

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    Published on 11-13-2012 10:30 AM     Number of Views: 1059 
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    "Dear Edie,
    In the ballroom world, we teach that you should either accept an invitation to dance, or choose to sit out the dance; invitations from complete strangers are both common and welcome. We also recommend changing partners with each dance.

    I'd     ...
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    Salsa Ragdoll 

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    Published on 11-12-2012 11:30 PM     Number of Views: 1060 
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    "Dear Edie,
    Edie, you seem to have a good handle on the various dynamics of the scene. If you're interested in hearing my little issue, please read on:
    Saturday at the [club], this guy comes up to me and my friends. I've seen him before b/c he's new to our dance class (Salsa). My only thought in class was that     ...
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    Let's Talk About Sweat 

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    Published on 11-12-2012 01:40 PM     Number of Views: 1314 
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    LET'S TALK ABOUT SWEAT...

    "Dear Edie,
    I was wondering if you have any tips or comments on the subject of SWEATY MEN!!!

    Recently I have had several unpleasant experiences of dancing in class and at clubs with men who seem like they have just taken a shower- but let me tell you, they don't smell like it!

    I understand that clubs and dance studios     ...
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    Salsa Music Works BETTER than Coffee! 

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    Published on 11-11-2012 10:55 PM     Number of Views: 1012 
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    Salsa-Holic Story of the Month...

    "Dear Edie,
    I think you'll be interested to hear the following [Salsa-Holic] story:

    For the last couple of weeks, I was working on my final project. For the last three days, I had really to get     ...
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    Advice About Instructors, for Students 

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    Published on 12-08-2011 06:45 PM     Number of Views: 1810 
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    Advice for those that take PRIVATE LESSONS...

    By Edie, The Salsa FREAK!!

    "Dear Edie,
    I just spent over $1,000 dollars on private lessons. I feel like the gal I was taken lessons with just didn't show me how the lead is supposed to feel. I think I need to start now and try     ...
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    Baggage Boy 

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    Published on 10-08-2011 01:04 PM     Number of Views: 1324 
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    Baggage Boy ...

    "Dear Edie,
    I keep asking this girl to dance and she keeps saying "no" every single time. What should I do??? - Baggage Boy"

    ... a few days later.

    "Dear Edie,
    This guy that reminds me     ...
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    A Little Too Much 

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    Published on 09-30-2011 12:50 PM     Number of Views: 1917 
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    A Little Too Much ...

    "Dear Edie,
    When I woke up this morning, a little groggy, as I went into the bathroom, I noticed that I was giving the ...
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